by sheila_admin | Jun 17, 2012 | Vocabulary & Spelling
A Synonym is a word which has almost exactly the same meaning as another word. For example: student – pupil old – ancient Note: Compare this with antonyms which are words of opposite meanings. In English, there are no perfect synonyms. Two words may be...
by sheila_admin | Jun 17, 2012 | Linguistics, Vocabulary & Spelling
Homophones are words that sound the same but with very different meanings. The words are usually spelt differently or, if they are spelt the same, come from different roots. For example, the words may be spelt the same, such as rose (as in the flower) and rose (as in...
by sheila_admin | Jun 16, 2012 | Language Skills
Tongue Twisters are useful ways to practice pronunciation with your class, especially if the sound you are practicing does not exist in the students’ mother tongue. For example, the /ʃ/ sound does not exist in Greek and is often pronounced /s/ by Greek...
by sheila_admin | Jun 16, 2012 | How To Teach English, Language Skills, Linguistics
English is an international language which people from all over the world learn in order to communicate with each other. Accuracy and Fluency are two factors which can determine the success of English language students in the future. Essentially accuracy is the...